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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

How did one woman save 2500 children?

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DramaWar

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Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7.248/10

Release Date

19 April 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Irena Sendler

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Stefan Zgrzembski

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Ewa Rozenfeld

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

Hannah Rozenfeld

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Jadwiga

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

old rabbi

Rebecca Windheim

Rebecca Windheim

Karolina Rozenfeld

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Sergei Novik-Marchenko

Jasio

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Monsignor Godlewski

Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

Rabbi Rozenfeld

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Dr. Majkowski

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Janina Krzyżanowska

Olga Bołądź

Olga Bołądź

Zofia

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Piotr

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Trojan

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Jakub Rozenfeld

Scott Handy

Scott Handy

Michal Laski

Karolina Dryzner

Karolina Dryzner

crying mother

Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

Maria

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